Funai wins order blocking Vizio imports, Vizio maintains business as usual

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<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aejDe_A8z4aw&refer=home"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2009/04/funai_logo-sm_220.jpg" /></a>Just when it looked like the long-running patent dispute was <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/03/15/uspto-issues-final-rejection-of-funais-patent-vizio-celebrates/">tipping Vizio's way</a>, the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled in favor of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/funai">Funai</a>, issuing an order to block imports of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/vizio">Vizio</a> HDTVs. According to <em>Bloomberg </em>the ban is still eligible to be reviewed by President Obama while the patent case itself is still being reviewed by an appeals court, but if Vizio wants to keep its shipments flowing it will have to post a bond of $2.50 per television. We've put a call in to Vizio to find out what this means for its immediate future -- and that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/vizio">sweet LED backlit display</a> from CES -- and confirmed that while this order goes into effect immediately, you should still be able to find sets on shelves and they will continue to do business as usual during the presidential review period, but feel free to read its press release in response after the break for more details.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/funai-wins-a-round-vs-vizio-trade-commission-blocks-tv-imports/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Funai wins order blocking Vizio imports, Vizio maintains business as usual</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/funai-wins-a-round-vs-vizio-trade-commission-blocks-tv-imports/">Funai wins order blocking Vizio imports, Vizio maintains business as usual</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:14:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aejDe_A8z4aw&refer=home>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/funai-wins-a-round-vs-vizio-trade-commission-blocks-tv-imports/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1514164/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/funai-wins-a-round-vs-vizio-trade-commission-blocks-tv-imports/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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